Model Xuan Lan has unveiled the list of eight brands and designers who will be taking part in the Vietnam Junior Fashion Week (VJFW) 2018. The designers include Lalababes, Ruby’s Midu, Huu La La, Rabity, Ao Dai Si Hoang, Tay Clothing, and Love Kids. The renowned fashion designer Vo Cong Khanh will participate in the event for the first time. This is the fifth time that Xuan Lan and her team at Xuan Lan’s Academy have organized the event in Hanoi and HCM City. The colorful children’s wears showcased at this year’s event will have a focus on cooling materials suited to their sensitive skin such as linen, silk, lace, and cotton. This is the first time that local designer Vo Cong Khanh has partnered with model Xuan Lan in a fashion show for kids. Khanh has previously worked with Xuan Lan on the Star Make Over project. Theo VOV … [Read more...] about Eight brands and designers to join Vietnam Junior Fashion Week
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Fashion label dies with us, say Dolce and Gabbana
Viet Nam News MILAN — Italian fashion icons Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana said on Thursday that their famed Dolce & Gabbana label would die with them. "Once we’re dead, we’re dead. I don’t want a Japanese designer to start designing Dolce & Gabbana," Gabbana, 55, said in an interview with Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera. The veteran fashionistas launched their brand in 1985 and continue to work together despite breaking up as a couple in 2004. "When we split up, we said to ourselves that it was better to divide up everything, because if I took a blow to the head the next day he (Dolce) would have found himself dealing with someone not involved in the industry, like for example my cousin, who could ruin the business," Gabbana said. "We have created a trust neither of us can touch." Dolce, 59, added that the pair had refused "every offer to buy the brand". "You can have all the money in the world, but if you are not free, what do you do? … [Read more...] about Fashion label dies with us, say Dolce and Gabbana
Vietnamese fashion brands wither away as designs remain stagnant
VietNamNet Bridge - The appearance of foreign fast-fashion brands in Vietnam has dealt a strong blow to Vietnamese brands. Youth are willing to spend more money on foreign made products Seeing a dress at Zara, Ngan, a bank officer, promptly decided to buy it for her daughter’s birthday, though the product was priced at VND800,000. There are three groups in the world market, including powerful economies like the US, cultural center with deep value like Italy and France, and markets with specific character like Japan and South Korea. Ngan’s choice shows a growing tendency in Vietnam: youth are willing to spend big money to buy foreign-made products instead of Vietnamese. RELATED NEWS How are Vietnamese fashion brands faring? Domestic fashion brands seek foothold in $3.5 billion market Mai Nam … [Read more...] about Vietnamese fashion brands wither away as designs remain stagnant
Fashion week highlights Indonesia’s cultural identity
Illustrative image (Source: Internet) Jakarta (VNA) – The biggest fashion week in Indonesia, Indonesia Fashion Week 2018 (IFW), opened in Jakarta on March 28, featuring culture of the country’s renowned tourist attractions. Addressing the opening ceremony, Poppy Dharsono, head of the organising board, underlined Indonesia’s potential with the diversity of traditional cultures. The country’s fashion industry has many opportunities for further development, contributing to creating the national pride with its own identity. Themed “Cultural Identity”, IFW 2018 raised the culture of three national tourism destinations, namely Lake Toba, Borobudur, and Labuan Bajo. Using the main material of Batik for their collections, Indonesian designers expect they are contributing to preserving the national cultural heritage. IFW 2018 cooperate with 200 Indonesian and international designers, and 460 fashion brand and textile exhibitors. The event … [Read more...] about Fashion week highlights Indonesia’s cultural identity
Domestic fashion brands seek foothold in $3.5 billion market
VietNamNet Bridge - Domestic brands are expected to have opportunities to prosper in the local market amid the massive arrivals of foreign brands. The Vietnamese fashion market is worth $3.5 billion Pessimistic forecasts have been given about the fate of Vietnamese fashion brands which have to compete with powerful brands like Uniqlo, Zara and H&M. Vietnamese customers spend more money on foreign branded goods. The value of the Vietnamese fashion market (clothing & footwear) is estimated at $3.8 billion in 2018, of which expenditures on clothing are $3.5 billion. Vietnam, which mostly does outsourcing for foreign partners, has never been considered a power in the fashion industry. However, analysts believe that Vietnamese brands will not surrender to foreign brands in the home market because they have certain advantages. RELATED NEWS How are Vietnamese fashion brands faring? How attractive is Vietnam’s fashion market for foreign retailers? Mai Nam … [Read more...] about Domestic fashion brands seek foothold in $3.5 billion market